Tottenham Hotspur manager Martin Jol has parted company with the club after
their poor start to the season.
Jol tendered his resignation before taking
charge for the game against Getafe - a 2-1 defeat in the Uefa Cup.
Spurs,
who are third from bottom in the Premier League, have won just one league game
after spending heavily during the summer transfer window.
Sevilla coach
Juande Ramos has reportedly agreed to become Spurs' new manager at the start of
next season.
It was claimed Spurs met Ramos in August with a "dizzying"
offer to replace the 51-year-old Jol at White Hart Lane.
But with Sevilla in
the Champions League Ramos opted to see out his contract with the Spanish club
which expires next summer.
Ramos is regarded as one of the most promising
coaches in European football after guiding Sevilla to back-to-back Uefa Cup
titles.
Sevilla beat Spurs on the way to their success in last season's Uefa
Cup, while Ramos also led his side to third in La Liga and victory in the Copa
del Rey - Spain's top domestic cup competition.
The Times newspaper has also
reported Gus Poyet, the former Tottenham and Chelsea midfield player, has been
approached to become the assistant manager.
During the defeat to Getafe in a a Group G game Spurs fans gave vocal
support to the Dutchman singing "Stand up for Martin Jol" during the match.
Jol took charge of Spurs in November 2004, taking over from Frenchman
Jacques Santini and under the Dutchman the club twice qualified for the Uefa
Cup.
Having recruited the likes of Darren Bent, who cost £16.5m, Gareth Bale
and French defender Younes Kaboul during the summer, Tottenham had high hopes of
challenging for a Champions League place.
But Spurs have suffered a
disastrous start, recording just one victory - the 4-0 win over Derby in August
- and since the reported meeting with Ramos, Jol has faced constant questioning
over his future.
As a plc, Spurs will not make a statement on Jol's position
until Friday due to stock exchange problems.
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